LoveWs Nursery, Inc. 



LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



HARDY PERENNL4LS 



(R) DWARF BORDER ASTERS (R) 



This new class of flowers has increased steadily in popularity for three years. The 

 foliage in September is completely hidden by lovely big Asters. Good for edging or group- 

 ing in front of borders, and simply ideal in the rock garden. 



Name 



Description 



Hghi. 



■Season 



Countess of Dudley 



Lavender-pink, yellow "eye" 



10 



in. 



Late Sept. and Oct. 



Lavanda 



Pale blue, most attractive, new 



12 



in. 



Sept. to Oct. 



Lilac Time 



Deep violet-blue, outstanding 



12 



in. 



Mid-Sept. 



Marjorie 



Big bright rosy pink 



10 



in. 



Mid-Sept. 



Nancy 



Many flesh-pink flowers 



10 



in. 



Late Sept. 



Snowsprite 



Best white dwarf Aster 



10 



in. 



Early Sept. 



Victor 



Clear lavender-blue, very dwarf 



8 



in. 



Early Sept. 



Each 30c, Dozen §3.00, 100 S22.00. 

 COLLECTION— 1 Each of these 7 Perfect Rockery Plants for Only S1.50 



BABYSBREATH (Gypsophila) 



Popular, with misty grace and charm. 



Babysbreath (G. paniculata). 2 to 3 ft. 

 Wiry, symmetrical bush, covered with a 

 cloud of tiny, gauzy white blooms in 

 June and July, good in borders and 

 perfect for cutting. 



"Bristol Fairy" Babysbreath. 2 to 3 ft. 

 Sensational new double Gypsophila, 

 with big panicles of large white flowers 

 throughout the Summer. Each .50c, doz. 

 §5.00. 



Pink Babysbreath (G. Oldhamiana) . 2 to 3 

 ft. This astounding new Babysbreath 

 combines the airy grace and charm of 

 the white sort with a mass of lovely soft 

 pink flowers in late Summer. Each 30c, 

 doz. $3.00. 



BALLOONFLOWER {Plalycodon) 



Balloonflower {Plalycodon grandiflorum). 

 3 ft. Lasting and beautiful sort, with 

 purple-blue buds like balloons, opening 

 to big flowers like deep blue cupped 

 stars, through the Summer months. 



BEEBALM (Monarda) 



Blazing Beebalm {Monarda didyma 

 splendens). 3 ft. The compact heads of 

 showy scarlet flowers in mid-Summer, 

 good for cutting, and the aromatic 

 foUage, will attract bees and birds to 

 your garden, especially if planted en 

 masse in a semi-shaded spot. 



Balluonjhwer (Platycudun) 



Babysbreallt (Gypsophila) 



BELLFLOWER (Campanula) 



Floral bells to sound a charming note in 

 your border. 



Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium). 

 2 to 3 ft. This popular old-fashioned 

 border biennial bears many big bell- 

 shaped flowers with fluted edges, in early 

 Summer. We can offer them in blue, 

 white or pink. 



Harebell (C. carpatica). 8 in. Valuable for 

 border edging or rockery, with many 

 compact tufts of big, single porcelain 

 blue flowers, from June to October. (R). 

 Each 25c, doz. S2.50. 



Peachleaf Harebell (C. persicifolia). 2 ft. 

 Hardy, longlived sort, and very graceful 

 in the border, with many big cupped 

 blue flowers, good for cutting, in June 

 and July. Each 25c, doz. $2.50. 



BETONY (Stachys) 



Woolly Betony (Stachys lanata). 8 in. 

 Light purple July bloom, from soft 

 foliage covered with woolly hairs. 



BISHOP'S WEED 



Silveredged Bishop's Weed (Aegopo- 

 dium podagaria variegatum). 1 ft. An 

 easily grown rockery plant with white 

 Summer flowers from lovely variegated 

 foliage. (R). 



Dwarf Border Asters 

 BLANKETFLOWER (GaiUardia) 



Blanketflower (GaiUardia grandiflora). 2 

 ft. Highly prized as a lasting cut flower, 

 with countless big single blooms cen- 

 tered deep maroon, with orange-yellow 

 petals banded crimson and maroon, 

 borne above gray-green foliage from 

 June until frost. Hardy, and needs little 

 care. 



BRIGHT RED GAILLARDIA 

 "Ruby" 



2 ft. A newcomer which we are 

 proud to include in our perennial 

 list. Ruby produces many brilliant 

 red flowers continuously through the 

 Summer, a never-failing show in the 

 border, and simply lovely for cut- 

 ting. Each 50c, doz. $5.00. 



BOLTONIA 



Impressive, tall, flowering plants for a 

 border background. 



Violet Boltonia (B. latisquama). 4 to 5 ft. 

 Good cut flower, with hundreds of 

 lavender-pink flowers in late Summer. 



White Boltonia (B. asteroides). 5 to 6 ft. 

 In August and September, these plants 

 are buried under a snowfall of white. 

 Aster-like flowers. 



Blanket Flower (Guillurdia) 



All varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c, doz. $2.00, 100 $14,00 



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